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"I love you."
His eyes shone,feigning deep affection.
"I can explain."
"Chloe,delete the videos and photos!"He softened his voice,coaxing.
I wouldn't.
The expression on his face changed suddenly,he raised a hand to strike.
The door burst open.
Ethan,back,roared,"Jake,you try to hit women?"
He strode over,pulling me aside.
But then he said,"Delete the videos and photos.Don't make things ugly—it's bad for everyone."
I froze.
He'd helped me—warning me,gathering everyone here to help me out,always sincere.
I thought he was the one good guy in the bunch.
But in reality he was no different.
Three against one.
The hallway was full of Jake's buddies.
I realized I'd miscalculated,overestimating their sense of justice.
I should've brought my own friends or family.
Stuck,I could never leave intact without complying.
I silently deleted everything.
Jake's anger vanished,replaced by guilt.
He went after me,explaining,"I don't like her.You're my only one."
"I was gonna make your birthday special,but she took my phone.I came to get it so you wouldn't worry about me."
"Trust me,it's all a mistake."
In the hallway,his gaming buddies winked at him.
"Jake,badass!"
"Man of the hour!"
"You were really starving,huh?She's so dark and ugly—how'd you do it?"
"Your girlfriend's way hotter.What were you thinking?"
"Give your girl to me then!"
"Piss off!"Jake snapped,annoyed.
Outside,my cab arrived.
I ignored him,hopped in and left.
At home,I checked Ethan's livestream comments.
A few asked for updates,but it hadn't gone viral.
Luckily,I still had a trump card.
My phone save a backup of all those videos and photos automatically.
Jake hadn't thought to destroy it.
I compiled the evidence—explicit photos(key parts blurred of course,staying legal)and earlier shots of their clingy moments.
I posted them to every platform—TikTok,Instagram,X,Reddit,Tumblr—creating accounts where needed.
I wouldn't let a single one miss out.
I considered buying a trending spot but it turned out didn't need to.
The video went viral in no time,people began sharing it everywhere.
Comments flooded in.
"Caught my boyfriend—dumping him now!"
"Explains why he games all day and ignores me—dumped!"
"Following suit—dump!"
